David Boody

U.S. Representative
Born
August 13, 1837
Died
January 20, 1930
Age at death
92
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1890
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Boody21,609
Opponents15,827
1
Elections run

David Boody (1837–1930), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1890 U.S. House election in New York's District 2 with 21,609 votes (57.72%), defeating James Gresham and John N Jones and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has David Boody received?

David Boody has received 21,609 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

David Boody’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1890U.S. HouseNew YorkWon21,60957.72%James Gresham
John N Jones

Francis A Koenig
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000625) and Wikidata (Q247864). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.